iSea NGO

Time to soak up the sun, unwind by the beach, and enjoy those long, lazy days with your favourite people and with respect to marine life! Whether you’re chasing waves, exploring new places, or simply relaxing with a good book, make every moment count. 🍉 Summer Essentials: 👉 Protect Posidonia Meadows: Avoid anchoring on Posidonia meadows—they are the forests of our seas. https://loom.ly/TdlF7xk 👉 Respect Biodiversity: If you encounter dolphins or seals, follow these guidelines: https://loom.ly/XMKIrL0 https://loom.ly/hO3Dd6w 👉 Reduce Your Footprint: Make your holidays zero-waste. https://loom.ly/uJZEWm0 👉 Responsible Consumption: Choose responsibly seafood according to the responsible consumption guide, helping to preserve the top predators of the Mediterranean. https://loom.ly/pwinUco Small changes can have significant impact on the marine environment.📸 Don’t forget to capture the memories!

👉 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE 👈 📆 5 days 17 hours and 15 minutes left to submit your abstract for the European Elasmobranch Association Conference! #EEA2024 🏃♂️ Hurry up!!! 🏃♀️ ℹ Find the guidelines to submit your abstract here: https://bit.ly/44NPhyS 🦈Looking forward to exploring the world of #sharks and #rays with you! 🦈

🚨🚨Our team is getting bigger🤗🤗🤗 and you can now join us🌊 by applying for the 👉Project manager position, 👉assistant project manager position, or 👉the paid internships with iSea! 🕵️♀️Find more details for the available employment opportunities in iSea here 👩💻 https://lnkd.in/dqh7kzTa

🏖️ In the context of #Prosfero project (https://lnkd.in/eHjh9S9n), a joint effort of P&G and AB Vassilopoulos for cleaner #Greek #seas and #coasts, we visited the southernmost island of the #Dodecanese, with its rich maritime tradition and glorious past, #Kassos! Although the island maintains its picturesque charm and tradition, seemingly untouchedby #tourist activities, the marine items removed and documented by the divers during the underwater cleanup, attest thetourism and #fishing activities taking place in its port! Many #plastic and glass bottles, as well as beverage and beer cans that seemed to have been there for a long time, were removed during the underwater cleanup in the port of Kassos. 🤝We warmly thank for their contribution and participation in the action the Municipality of Kassos island and Eco Diving Center!!! 😊#allazoumesinithies with your participation and support! 👉 Find more information about the project and its results here: http://bit.ly/3hqXIvn

⚓#Anchor free meadows! 🛥️#Hydra’s its #maritime tradition, in combination with its #natural beauty and the fact that vehicles are not allowed on the island, make it one of the most popular sailing and #yachting destinations⛵️ 🌿However, the increased tourism of the island, which lacks port facilities to accommodate this amount of boats, ⌛️contributes to the degradation of #Posidonia_oceanica due to the uncontrolled anchoring on the meadows. 🌊Especially close to Hydra’s beaches, that are exclusively accessible from the sea, 📉the meadows are highly fragmented by the anchors and their chains🌱 👉Find more about Posidonia meadows in the area and the threats they face from the available resources created in collaboration with the Municipality of Hydra here: https://lnkd.in/didmQeXT 👉Find more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/d8p9mdkz 🤝#REPOSIDONIA project is implemented by iSea with the support of the Argolic Environment Foundation and the Blue Marine Foundation , and in collaboration with Terra Solutions.

💪We offer cleaner #seas and #coasts in Makronisos, the island that was also a place for exile with its known and unknown historical aspects! 🏖️ In the context of #Prosfero project (https://lnkd.in/eHjh9S9n), a joint effort of P&G and AB VASSILOPOULOS for cleaner #Greek #seas and #coasts, we travel to landmark areas for the history and culture of our country. 🏝️This time we had the honor of being in Makronisos, an uninhabited monument island. We offered a cleaner Makronisos, removing 65 kg of litter items, mainly plastics, like single used plastic bottles #SUPs, that potentially end up in the island through the sea currents and remain on its shore. 😊#allazoumesinithies with your participation and support! 👉Find more information about the project and its results here: http://bit.ly/3hqXIvn Photo credits: iSea/ Hlias Kost

📢iSea actively participates in Amvrakikos’ events, where part of our team lives, dedicated to its #protection, but mainly where we spend a large part of our daily life exploring the area together with the local people! 🤝In collaboration with the Municipality of Arta we are participating in the 20th Amvrakikos Swimming Challenge. 📍On Friday 26/7, at 20.00 we meet at Kyma cafe, in #Koronisia to explore the #sharks and #rays of Amvrakikos Gulf and on Sunday 28/7 together with the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency Greece (NECCA - ΟΦΥΠΕΚΑ) we accompany with our boat the swimmers from #Vonitsa to Koronisia during the challenge! 👉#SAVEAMVRAKIKOS👈 Σύλλογος Δρομέων Άρτας, Ναυτικός Όμιλος Κορωνησίας, Petanque Club Preveza, Αθλητικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Πρέβεζας, Αερολέσχη Άρτας, Amvrakia Fm 91.9 - Δημοτικό Ραδιόφωνο Άρτας

💪We offer cleaner #seas and #coasts in areas of ecological importance, like the uninhabited islets of the Inner #Ionian Archipelago! 🏖️ #Prosfero project (https://lnkd.in/eHjh9S9n), a joint effort of P&G and AB VASSILOPOULOS for cleaner #Greek #seas and #coasts, traveled to the Inner Ionian Archipelago and after Arkoudi islet, this time we cleaned up #Atokos! 🤩The area hosts important megafauna, like #Dolphins, Sea #turtles and Mediterranean monk #seals, #seabirds are found on its islets and their seabed is covered with #Posidonia meadows! 🤜🤛From this little paradise, whose beaches are inhabited only by #Pigs, together with volunteers and Pura Vida Sailing GR we removed 55 kg of litter items, many of which belonged to the equipment of the #tourist boats that visit the area, while others were styrofoam boxes and processed woods. 😊#allazoumesinithies with your participation and support! 👉 Find more information about the project and its results here: http://bit.ly/3hqXIvn

🤿Exploring the underwater beauty of #Erimitis! 🔍iSea continues to document the region's marine life and the research to increase scientific knowledge about the habitats and the species they host, holds new surprises for us! 🪸During our team's last visit to Erimitis, even more #sponges, #corals and #bryozoans were recorded, which are among the most beautiful species that support biodiversity and are a part of key habitats for the area. 🤩We recorded the protected Yellow Tube Sponge, Aplysina aerophoba, but also the Yellow Sponge, Orange-red Encrusting Sponge, the Black Leather Sponge, the Stony Sponge and the Fake Coral, Myriapora truncata, a species of bryozoan. 👉While we had the opportunity to admire the Sunset Cup Coral and Pig-tooth Coral, which are protected by International Conventions. 📋All the new species recorded will be added to the species list for the region that we created in 2023. 📌Find the report 'The Marine Biodiversity of Erimitis' for more on the species and habitats it hosts here: https://bit.ly/3VfiD6d 📌Find out more about our work in the area here: https://bit.ly/3lTwBeq 📷Photo credits: iSea/ Dimitris Tosidis

📢iSea paid intern position! 🗨️Do you want to #join our team and become part of our effort in #Amvrakikos Gulf and the #Ionian? 👀Check out iSea's #paid #internship opportunity! 💡Learn more about the position and apply now: https://bit.ly/3y8Ix2m